EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Patrick A. Remmert Jr., certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2016-C5 Commercial Mortgage Trust (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBank National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Sheraton LincolnHarbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, Trimont Real EstateAdvisors, LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel MortgageLoan prior to November 7, 2022, BellOak, LLC, as Trust Advisor for the SheratonLincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan on and after November 7, 2022, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Sheraton LincolnHarbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theSheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 15, 2023

 

 

/s/ Patrick Remmert Jr.

Patrick A. Remmert Jr.

Authorized Signatory

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)